Where I Stand Because this is the first informal feature piece I write in American Literature‚ I think you should know where I stand on a variety of issues. Everyone has their own opinion on different issues and beliefs. In every one of us‚ we have our own qualities‚ and different things we love and that’s what makes each of us unique. Without the joy of being different‚ the world would be plain and boring. I am myself through these different qualities. I am caring in a way where
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much more. The text Two Kinds‚ Where Worlds Collide‚ and Everyday Use shows that culture influences people’s views and the world. In Amy Tan’s short story “Two Kinds”‚ Jing- mei‚ is guided throughout her life by culture. “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America” (Tan 21) Jing-mei’s mother wanted her to be the “Chinese Shirley Temple‚” but that is not what she wanted. Pleased to make her mother happy‚ she does as she is told to do. “I found some old Chinese silk
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In the 1960s‚ when Oates wrote “Where Are You Going . . . ‚” a social revolution was happening. American women were asserting their rights and independence from men‚ and they were claiming their sexuality in a way they had never done before. One frequently discussed topic was adolescence and the struggles and anxieties that many young girls endured as they lost their sexual innocence and became adult women. Feeling undervalued in their homes and relationships with men‚ women questioned their role
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Where Happiness Lies "Finding happiness is like finding yourself. You don ’t find happiness‚ you make happiness. You choose happiness. Self-actualization is a process of discovering who you are‚ who you want to be and paving the way to happiness by doing what brings YOU the most meaning and contentment to your life over the long run." -David Leonhardt People can spend their entire lives searching to fill what they feel is that void of happiness. They will get lost in their own sense of time
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the passing from one grade to another in school. Other changes are more intense‚ such as the transition from childhood to adulthood. In Joyce Carol Oates’ "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" Oates goes into depth regarding the transition from being a carefree‚ innocent child to adulthood. In the short story "Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?" two separate worlds are drawn to the reader’s attention. The first is the normal daily life of Connie‚ a fifteen year old girl living in a home
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Where the Gods Fly The distance between a mother and a daughter can be as far as the distance between cultures. Where is the fine line between guidance and control? How far can you go as a mother‚ and do you always know what’s best for your child? In the short story "Where the Gods Fly" written by Jean Kwok‚ we meet a concerned Chinese mother dealing with a serious culture clash which affects both her and her daughter Pearl. The narrator is a Chinese woman who has immigrated to America with her
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shifts in social attitudes‚ behaviors‚ and institutional regulations at the beginning of the 60’s and also lasted through the 70’s. The sexual drive increased majorly and the amount of women that had sex before marriage also sky rocketed. In Where Are you Going‚ Where Have You Been‚ Connie wants sexual attention from men‚ and that hurts her self-confidence and puts a real strain on her self-esteem. The theme of this story is that younger women going through their sexual maturation have a hard time dealing
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transition is significant in a person’s life and it can be different for men and women. Not all transitions to adulthood are peaceful; they can violent transitions as seen in Richard Wright’s The Man Who Was Almost a Man and Joyce Carol Oates’ Where are You Going‚ Where Have You Been. These two stories reflect how males and females are represented differently in society through the protagonist violent transition to adulthood. The Man Who Was Almost A Man by Richard Wright is about a young adult named
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Am I in The Zone? Instant Zone Activity (include time spent) Lasting Zone Activity (include time spent) Drinking sweet beverages‚ around 10 times a day. Read for an 1 hour for a day. I have many things to do during the week‚ I go through the week without planning causing me to forget things. Happened both days. I did my chores on my assigned day‚ it took two hours to complete. Being lazy at the things I care about‚ without trying full to improve. Everyday for about 4 hours. I thought
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Where I Stand Where I Stand Growing up in a spiritual family I have always known that there was a God. A stronger power that had everything I needed. A God that was born of a virgin‚ suffered‚ died and rose on the third day after his death. This God was who we prayed to‚ trusted and told our deepest secrets to‚ knowing no one would find out about them. I was taught to pray and ask and whatever I asked for would be given to me according to his riches and
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